INFSO-RI Towards a self sustainable ETICS system Exploitable knowledge and its potential use ETICS2 first AHM Isabel Matranga Engineering Ingegneria Informatica SpA Palermo, October 2008

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Presentation Roadmap Sustainability strategy Exploitable knowledge ETICS 2 Exploitable knowledge Focal points Sustainability strategies Conclusions

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Sustainability Strategy What is it about ETICS system after ETICS2 Identify exploitable knowledge Identify strengths and weaknesses Know what the market offers Identify a target market Identify one or more business models Identify post-project Cooperation Agreement

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Sustainability Strategy ETICS System SaaS ETICS system as a service: software development/maintenance environment? Automatic quality assesment? Training courses? User support

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Sustainability Strategy Target Market Large EU/National Research Projects Companies producing software (Eng, Vega, 4DSoft) Big Research Centres (CERN, INRIA) Associations of SME (Pymera, HTCI)

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Exploitable Knowledge Definition “knowledge having a potential for industrial or commercial application in research activities or for developing, creating or marketing a product or process or for creating or providing a service” (EU Commission)

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Exploitable Knowledge Overview ETICS Software for creating a building, testing Infrastructure ETICS permanent Infrastructure for building, testing and assessing software quality ETICS Quality Certification Service Advanced dedicated training courses ETICS System

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Exploitable Knowledge ETICS Software Definition “a grid-based framework developed starting from existing open-source software. It allows the easy creation of a build and test infrastructure for any type of software” (DNA2.2)

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Exploitable Knowledge ETICS Software Focal Points Easy creation of a build and test infrastructure User Support Training courses For any type of software Released under the Apache 2.0 license (re-use and extensions of code while keeping the initial ownership) …

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Exploitable Knowledge ETICS Permanent Infrastructure definition Definition “The resources made available by CERN, INFN and University of Wisconsin” (DNA2.2)

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Exploitable Knowledge ETICS Permanent Infrastructure Focal Points Running for research projects that need to develop software Opened to commercial customers (issues have to be solved) Distributed resources Multi platform building Parallel building Core deployment testing …

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Sustainability Strategy Permanent Infrastructure TOMORROW On a contractual basis Service Level Agreements Either Payment arranged on a pay per-use basis Or Provide resources Management? Maintenance? TODAY Join for free Accept a Memorandum of Understanding Management and maintenance each its resources

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Exploitable Knowledge ETICS Quality Certification Service Definiton “the evaluation of third party software by mean of the Grid-QCM certification process, which allows projects to certify the quality level of their software.” (DNA2.2)

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Exploitable Knowledge ETICS Quality Certification Service Focal Points Implementation of theoretical guidelines Automatic quality assesment Adherence to several Quality Assurance standards (ITIL, CMMi, ISO) ISO standardization (…) Monitoring of quality Certification through Grid-QCM stamp

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Sustainability Strategy ETICS Quality Certification Service TOMORROW On a contractual basis Service Level Agreement With fee … TODAY for free (still in trial phase) Accept a Memorandum of Understanding

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Exploitable Knowledge Advanced Training Courses Definition “Advanced dedicated training course for users who make request performed at the customer’s premises” (DNA2.2)

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Exploitable Knowledge Advanced Training Courses Focal Points Advanced (addressed to participants well experienced in the underlying technology) Dedicated to who makes request At users premises

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Sustainability Strategy ETICS Advanced Training Courses TODAY for free According to the needs TOMORROW On a contractual basis Service Level Agreement On demand With fee …

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use ETICS System Summary of features Released under the Apache 2.0 license Easy creation of a build and test infrastructure For any type of software Distributed resources Multi platform building Parallel building Core deployment testing User support Training courses Automatic quality assesment Monitoring of quality Certification through Grid-QCM stamp …

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use ETICS System Summary of weaknesses Privacy and code accessability Underlying infrastructure (commercial use)?? Usability of the system Web application user friendliness Tutorials Demo videos Availability of information …

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Conclusions lets have some feedback!

INFSO-RI Palermo, OctoberExploitable knowledge and its use Feedback Before the end of the first year Exploitable knowledge? Strengths and weaknesses? What does the market offer? What business model? Which post-project Cooperation Agreement?